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31 Mar, 1985

Inaugural Wrestlemania

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The first Wrestlemania is held at Madison Square Garden. The event boasts over 19,000 in attendance and over one million viewers on closed circuit television. The event features Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik vs The U.S. Express, Wendy Richter vs Leilani Kai and is headlined by Hulk Hogan and Mr. T vs Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff.

7 Apr, 1986

Wrestlemania 2

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Wrestlemania 2 is held at three locations, the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois, and the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. Each venue has one main event match with a large undercard. As with the first WrestleMania, the matches are shown on closed-circuit television. The event features Mr. T vs Roddy Piper in a Boxing Match, Randy Savage vs George Steel and Hulk Hogan vs King Kong Bundy in a steel cage.

Wrestlemania 2 Highlights [HD]

1 Apr, 1990

Wrestlemania 6

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Wrestlemania 6 is held at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario with an announced attendance of 67,678. It is the first Wrestlemania to be held out of the U.S. The event features Rick Rude vs Jimmy Snuka and Hulk Hogan vs Ultimate Warrior for both the WWE championship and Intercontinental Championship.

21 Mar, 1991

Wrestlemania 7

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Wrestlemania 7 is held at  at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The event features Hulk Hogan and Sgt. Slaughter for the WWE Championship and Ultimate Warrior vs Randy Savage in a retirement match.

5 Apr, 1992

Wrestlemania 8

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Wrestlemania 8 is held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. The event begins The Undertaker’s 21 year undefeated streak at Wrestlemania. The event features Sid Justice vs Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage vs Ric Flair and Undertaker vs Jake Roberts.

Wrestlemania Highlights - Wrestlemania 8 (1992)

4 Apr, 1993

Wrestlemania 9

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Wrestlemania 9 is held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the first Wrestlemania to be held outdoors. The event features Tito Santana vs Papa Shango, Tatanka vs Shawn Michaels, Lex Luger vs Mr. Perfect and Yokozuna vs Bret Hart. 

WrestleMania Recap: WrestleMania 9

2 Apr, 1995

Wrestlemania 11

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Wrestlemania 11 is held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. The event features NFL Linebacker Lawrence Taylor vs Bam Bam Bigelow, Shawn Michaels vs Diesel, Jeff Jarrett vs Razor Ramon and Owen Hart and Yokozuna vs The Smoking Gunns.

31 Mar, 1996

Wrestlemania 12

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Wrestlemania 12 is held at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California. The event features Ultimate Warrior vs Triple H, Steve Austin vs Savio Vega, Undertaker vs Diesel, Roddy Piper vs Goldust and Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart.

Wrestlemania 12 Highlights

29 Mar, 1998

Wrestlemania 14

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Wrestlemania 14 is held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts. The event features Triple H vs Owen Hart, The Rock vs Ken Shamrock, The Undertaker vs Kane and Steve Austin vs Shawn Michaels with Mike Tyson as special outside enforcer.

28 Mar, 1999

Wrestlemania 15

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Wrestlemania 15 is held at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event features Hardcore Holly vs Billy Gunn, Mankind vs Big Show, Kane vs Triple H, The Undertaker vs Big Boss Man and Steve Austin vs The Rock.

1 Apr, 2001

Wrestlemania 17

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Wrestlemania 17 is held at the Reliant Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The event sets a record-breaking attendance of 67,925 for the arena. The event features Kane vs Raven vs Big Show, Shane McMahon vs Vince McMahon, The Undertaker vs Triple H and The Rock vs Steve Austin.

Wrestlemania 17 Official Highlights

17 Mar, 2002

Wrestlemania 18

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Wrestlemania 18 is held at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario. The event features Rob Van Dam vs William Regal, Jazz vs Trish Stratus vs Lita, The Undertaker vs Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan vs The Rock, Edge vs Booker T and Triple H vs Chris Jericho.

30 Mar, 2003

Wrestlemania 19

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Wrestlemania 19 is held  at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington. The event features Matt Hardy vs Rey Mysterio, The Undertkaker vs Big Show and A-Train, Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho, Triple H vs Booker T and Brock Lesnar vs Kurt Angle.

WrestleMania XIX - Highlights

14 Mar, 2004

Wrestlemania 20

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Wrestlemania 20 is held at Madison Square Garden in New York. The event is the 20th anniversary of Wrestlemania. It features John Cena vs Big Show, Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar, Victoria vs Molly Holly, Eddie Guerrero vs Kurt Angle, The Undertaker vs Kane and Chris Benoit vs Triple H vs Shawn Michaels.